7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    22 April or 1 September 2025 for the right candidate

  • Closing date

    7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    29 January 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS

Teacher (ECT) job summary

Vacancy: Teacher (ECT)

Contract: Permanent

Grade: MPS

Hours: Full Time

Start date: 22 April or 1 September 2025 for the right candidate

Are you excited about teaching, keen to make a difference and ambitious for your future career? Would you like to work as part of a supportive and friendly team who are passionate about improving the life chances of all pupils?

If you’re an excellent ECT with drive and enthusiasm who hopes to become part of professional and dedicated team, this could be the role for you.

Our Schools/Trust and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. For all short-listed candidate’s, references will be requested in advance of interview and an online search will be carried out. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.

We are proud of our diversity and inclusive culture in our work place. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 7 February 2025

Interview Date: Week Commencing 10 February 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Leesons Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
362 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

Leesons Primary School is set in an attractive grounds incorporating sports fields and a mature forest school developing opportunities for further outdoor learning and the Opal play curriculum. The school was expanded in 2014 and will be at full capacity as a two form entry primary school by September 2020. Recent building works have resulted in a new nursery, classroom block, hall and dance studio.

The school is a member of the Spring Partnership Trust multi academy trust and works especially closely with neighbouring schools of St Mary Cray Primary Academy and Midfield Primary School. Our executive Headteacher, Mrs Gulcin Sesli, supports the three Heads of School. The wider trust partnership of six schools offers many opportunities for professional development as well as mutual support. School leaders are currently working on a range of improvement strategies to further develop well being and raise standards across the trust.

The Spring Partnership Trust, partner schools:

Castlecombe Primary School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT

Dorset Road Infant School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QX

Hayes Primary School, George Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LQ

Leesons Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA

Midfield Primary School, Grovelands Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG

St Mary Cray Primary Academy, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4AR

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